Qusqu Qhawarina (Calca)

This article is about the mountain near Calca in the Calca District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Qusqu Qhawarina (disambiguation).
Qusqu Qhawarina
Qusqu Qhawarina

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,600 m (15,100 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°17′21″S 71°58′09″W / 13.28917°S 71.96917°W / -13.28917; -71.96917Coordinates: 13°17′21″S 71°58′09″W / 13.28917°S 71.96917°W / -13.28917; -71.96917 [2]
Geography
Location Peru
Parent range Andes, Urupampa

Qusqu Qhawarina (Quechua qusqu boundary stone; nucleus; navel; heap of earth and stones; bed, dry bed of a lake, Qusqu Cusco (a city), qhawarina, qhawana viewpoint,[3][4] hispanicized spelling Coscojahuarina) is a mountain in the eastern extensions of the Urupampa mountain range in the Andes of Peru, about 4,600 m (15,100 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Calca District. It lies southeast of Wamanchuqi and Pitusiray.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
  2. 1 2 "Cerro Coscojahuarina". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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